When the name Arianna Huffington is mentioned, one easily thinks of her efforts as a television personality, but that’s not all for the super lady, she’s also an accomplished writer, columnist, philanthropist, businesswoman and politician. Besides, she is also popular as the ex-wife of Republican Congressman Michael Huffington. Arianna is the co-founder of The Huffington Post, the independent online news magazine that was acquired by AOL in 2011.

AOL has retained him as President and Editor-in-Chief of their media group which encompasses their established properties. Arianna resigned from her position at the Huffington Post in August 2016 to move to Thrive Global, a brand new organization with a major focus on health and wellness.

It should also be noted that Arianna Huffingtonwas recognized by Forbes as the 12th most influential woman in the media. She was also included in the Guardian Media Top 100, occupying the 42nd position and was ranked as the 52nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2014.

Who is Arianna Huffington?

The media personality was born on July 15, 1950, Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou and her birthplace is Athens, Greece, making her a Greek national. Her father, Konstantinos, made a living as a management consultant and journalist, and her mother’s name was Elli Georgiadi Stasinopoulou. Arianna spent her formative years in her native country alongside a brother, a sister called Agapi, who grew up to be a speaker, author and performer.

There is not much information about her start, but she moved to the UK when she was 16 and enrolled at Girton College, Cambridge to study economics. She became a member of her institution’s debating society known as the Cambridge Union and made history as the third student and first international student to assume the position of Cambridge Union President.

Arianna Huffington eventually graduated from college in 1972 with a master’s degree in economics. Her academic credentials also include a certificate in Comparative Religion which she studied at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India.

Family life: is she married?

Arianna Huffington fell in love with Bernard Levin, whom she met on the set of Face the Music in
1971, but they had to separate in 1980 because Bernard was not interested in marriage and did not want to not have children.

She finally got married to American politician Michael Huffington after six months of dating. Details of their marriage and married life are not public, but
the duo lived in Santa Barbara, California, with their two daughters – Isabella Diana Huffington, born May 15, 1991 and Christina Sophia Huffington, arrived May 1, 1989 .

Sadly, Arianna and Michael’s marriage ended in 1997 when Michael came out as bisexual. Since then, she has not made any of her romantic alliances with the public of the opposite sex and it is possible that she is too busy for a relationship as seen by her career.

What is his net worth?

According to CelebrityNetworth, Arianna Huffington is worth $50 million, but her annual income is not publicly known. However, from her estimated net worth, she must be earning quite a good sum as salary.

Other Facts About Arianna Huffington

religious leanings

Arianna Huffington has been interested in Spiritualism throughout her life as it is known that during her youth she explored the Rajneesh movement with Bernard Levin and later became a member of the John-Roger Hinkins Inner Spiritual Awareness Movement. His self-help book titled “The Fourth Instinct” explained his notion that human beings must transcend the three basic survival instincts to discover their better and higher selves.

Awards and Achievements

In 1997, she was an Emmy nominee under the category Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Musical Program for her efforts on the comedy television show Politically Incorrect. In addition, her publication, The Huffington Post, won a Pulitzer Prize, earning Arianna Huffington pride of place as one of the first commercially operated digital media companies in the United States to receive this award.

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